Investigation of different Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) hybrids for yield and other associated traits under climatic conditions of Dera Ghazi Khan

Ullah, M.I. and Zaib-Un-Nisa, . and Ali, B. and Muneer, M.A. and Munir, M.Z. and Imran, M. and Adil, S. (2016) Investigation of different Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) hybrids for yield and other associated traits under climatic conditions of Dera Ghazi Khan. Science Letters, 4 (3). pp. 190-192.

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Abstract

Eight sorghum hybrids with one check variety were evaluated for grain yield and other associated traits at sorghum research sub-station, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan in 2013. The results revealed that sorghum hybrids differed significantly for grain yield, stalk yield, plant height, days to 50% flowering and maturity. Among hybrids, YSH-95, YSH-111, and YSH-28 produced higher grain yield (i.e. 4.667, 4.267 and 4.244 tons/ha, respectively) than other hybrids tested. Hybrids YSH-95 and YSH-33 produced higher stalk yield of 43.2 and 37 tons/ha, respectively. Sorghum hybrids YSH-75 and YSH-114 took maximum 73 days to 50% flowering, while the hybrids YSH-113 took minimum 64 days to 50% flowering. The hybrids YSH-111 and YSH-28 showed earliness in maturity as 108 days and 110 days were taken to get maturity, respectively. Maximum plant height of 253 cm was prominent for YSH-95, while minimum plant height of 158 cm was noticed for YSH-36. It is concluded that YSH-95 is potentially superior in producing higher grain and stalk yield. The implication of these results in the context of adaptation to prevailing weather could be an interesting/resourceful option for farmers.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Grain yield, hybrids, screening, sorghum, stalk yield
Author Affiliation: Sorghum Research Sub-Station, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
Subjects: Plant Production
Divisions: Sorghum
Depositing User: Mr T L Gautham
Date Deposited: 22 Mar 2018 04:03
Last Modified: 22 Mar 2018 04:03
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/15378

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